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This is the flag (proporzec) of the President of Poland, scanned and
edited from the Monitor Polski, No. 14, Poz. 178 (1996),
containing the various Polish naval and MOD flags. The basic design
is the same contained in various flag books going back
before World War II--a red field with the white eagle within an ornate
white border.
Joseph McMillan, 20 Oct 1999
This flag was abandoned 1927. Established 1 August 1919 by Sejm as "Choragiew Rzeczypospolitej" (Banner of the Republic) was practically personal flag of Naczelnik Panstwa. Naczelnik Panstwa ("Chief of State") was provisional head of Republic of Poland since 22 November 1918. The office of Naczelnik Panstwa was performed by Józef Pilsudski. The Constitution of 17 March 1921 established the office of President ins